Hello!

Hi everyone,

It’s time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge over on the Paper Pretties Blog. This week our challenge is to add texture to your card.

For my card this week I used Paper Pretties Message Pup, isn’t he adorable! For the texture part of the challenge I added texture using an embossing folder on the centre panel.

Here is the inside of my card. The sentiments are from two Paper Pretties Sentiment sets … Gratitude and Birthday Sentiments.

How to Enter: If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project using the above challenge and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword PWC192.

Don’t forget to include a link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so everyone can see it too. You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties Stamps set … see the Paper Pretties Blog for more details.

 

Stamps: Message Pups, Gratitude, Birthday Sentiments – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Brown; Green; Free Bird Endless & Fair-Weather DP - Authentique

Other: Black Ink; Embossing Folder; MFT Die-namics Pet Charms; Sewing Machine; Foam Tape; Copics

Clearly Sentimental About Pets … MFT New Product Tour!

Hi everyone,
It’s release day over on MFT Stamps, which means it is time to join the MFT Stamps Design Team for our New Product Tour! All the new products are available NOW, right HERE, in the Brand Spankin' New category of the MFT Stamps store.

Head on over to the MFT blog so you can go on the tour and see the list of Design Team members and which of the new products they will be showcasing for you today.

Today I am featuring the new Clearly Sentimental About Pets stamp set, which is this month's Triple Scoop Set.

In case you're not familiar with how the Triple Scoop works, our Triple Scoop reward is a full-sized stamp set offered to you absolutely FREE with a qualifying purchase of $60 or greater (before shipping and tax). The set changes with each monthly release, and is not yet available for individual purchase, so there is always a good reason to spoil yourself with MFT! Simply add the Triple Scoop product to your cart using the "add to cart" button, and it will be shipped with your order. The Triple Scoop Set set can be combined with our Cherry on Top promotion as well for even greater savings!

I love MFT’s sentiment sets, and this one is no  exception! It is perfect for all those pet lovers we know, there is even a sentiment we can use when we want to send a card to someone who has lost a beloved furry family member. Those pets we have are always so important to us.

I decided to make a long card (or wide seeing my card is in landscape format), it is 18.5cm x 10cm (approx 7 1/4 inches x 4 inches). I used the Die-namics Vertical Greetings Die for my sentiment. And down the right hand side I used added two charms from the Die-namics Pet Charms set … love this cute die set.  These two Die-namics sets are also being released tonight, so you can find them HERE.

Here is the inside of my card …. did I say I love these sentiments from the Clearly Sentimental About Pets stamp set . This time round I stamped the sentiment and layered it using the Die-namics Layered Label Die. I also used more of the die cuts from the Die-namics Pet Charms die set to recreate the collar across the card.

Well that is about it from me for today, don’t forget to visit Kim's (MFT Lady) blog so you can check out all the wonderful creations the other MFT Design Team have created.

Stamps: Clearly Sentimental About Pets – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Brown; Orange; Gathering DP – Authentique

Die-namics: Pet Charms; Vertical Greetings; Layered Labels – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Tea Dye Distress Ink; Janome Sewing Machine; Brads; Circle Punch; Foam Tape

Hello, Friend!

Hi everyone,

Now that we've teased and tempted you all week long, it's almost time for you to shop for your favorite Brand Spankin' New products from MFT.

But first... it's time for our Die-namics Feature and Pre-Release Pep Rally!

 

Our Design Team has been busy creating jaw-dropping and inspiring projects for you, and we've saved the best for last.

We've taken an in -depth look at this month's Die-namics, while re-visiting the amazing sets being released tonight at 10 PM EST RIGHT HERE in the MFT Boutique.

And while we are at it, how about we make your life even easier with a "cheat sheet" of all that's new?  Head over to the MFT Blog to print out a shopping list.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on February 7th at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on February 7th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on February 7th at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• You have just a few more hours to submit your entry for this month's guest designer contest.  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the designers' posts for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on February 7th just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

For my card today I used the new Ring Me Die-namics and Stamp set … this is such a fun set! I cut the telephone out using designer paper, but I also cut it from black card as well and layered the designer paper over the black to give it extra strength seeing it was only paper and I wanted to use foam tape behind the layers.

For the numbers I layered a punched circle piece behind the dial and then stamped the numbers through the holes, this was easy to line up and the numbers are all on the one stamp. You could also die cut this dial from white card and use the punch out pieces in the dial.

About 10 to 15 years ago I purchased a pack of colorful telephone cords which up until now I haven’t used but they have finally come in handy! Of course you could just use twine or cord or other things as a cord, but as I had the phone cords I opted for that option on my card .

I love all the sentiments that are included in this set, there are so many to pick from … I added the ring ring to the centre dial of my phone and then added the Hello, Friend to the Die-namics chat bubbles which also work perfectly with this set!

Here is the inside of my card, I die cut another of the handset pieces of the phone to add to the inside, stamping the cord to the bottom of my card before adhering the handset. There are two different cords included in the set, one straight, the other curved. I thought this sentiment was perfect to go with this type of phone .

Stamps: Ring Me – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Red; Love Me DP – My Mind’s Eye

Die-namics: Ring Me; Chat Bubbles – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Tea Dye Distress Ink; Janome Sewing Machine; Plastic Phone Cord; Foam Tape

Sophie Loves Shopping!

Hi everyone!

It’s challenge time again over on the Riley and Company blog. This week the challenge hostess is Michele L.

With Valentines Day just around the corner, Michele has given us a Riley in Love theme for our challenge!

Ok so I cheated a little for this challenge, I wanted to play with another of the fun Riley images that were released at the end of January. This is cute Shopping Bags Sophie and she is in love with shopping!!!!!!!! I paper pieced all her shopping bags using designer papers.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams blogs today so see what they created for this challenge.

Cindy Haffner

Jovita Torres

Joy Stagg

Kelly Santi

Laurie Clout

Margie Cortina

Michele L

Silke Kittmann

 

Stamps: Shopping Bags Sophie – Riley and Company

Paper: White; Black; Red; DP

Other: Black Ink; Corner Rounder; Circle Nestabilities; Brads; Foam Tape; Copics

Who Let the Cat out of the Bag?

Hi everyone,

I have another couple of MFTeasers to share with you all today in readiness of the MFT Stamps new release, this coming Tuesday 7th February.

Today the MFT Design team are featuring the “Pure Innocence” range, and this month there will be five brand new Pure Innocence sets to be released … you are going to love them!!!!!! The PI’s to be released include: PI Firefighter Boy; PI Firefighter Girl; PI Purrfect; PI Blowing Bubbles; PI Violin Girl

For my first project today I used the MFT Stamps PI Purrfect stamp set being released on Tuesday night 7th February.

I used 3 of the new Die-namic dies on my card, these are:

• Chat Bubbles
• Oval Dainty Doily Duo
• Pet Charms

Here is the inside of my card. I used another of the sentiments from the PI Purrfect stamp set. As you can see I used the Die-namics Pet Charms to create the inside of my card.

Stamps: PI Purrfect – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Pink; Love DP – Fancy Pants

Die-namics: Oval Dainty Doily Duo; Pet Charms; Chat Bubbles

For my second project today I decided to use the PI Blowing Bubbles stamp set to decorate a bottle of bubble solution. I paper pieced the girls outfit using designer paper.

I used two Die-namics dies on this:

• Die-namics Oval Dainty Doily Duo
• Die-namics First Class Award Ribbon

Here is another view of my decorated Bottle of Bubbles.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on February 7th at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on February 7th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on February 7th at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum</ a> for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on February 7th just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Stamps: PI – Blowing Bubbles – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Orange; Splash DP – Echo Park

Die-namics: First Class Award Ribbon; Oval Dainty Doily Duo; Foam Tape; Copics

Rock Star!

Hi everyone and happy Sunday! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.

It’s day 5 of the MFTeasers and I have one more Teaser to share with you! Today the MFT Stamps Design Team are featuring more of the new sets that are to be released by MFT Stamps on Tuesday 7th February.

The sets being shown today are “à la modes Rock Star” and “à la modes Girl Talk”.

For my card today I used the à la modes Rock Star stamp set … how cute is she!!!!!! I just love her!!!! I used the Die-namics Say What? die to add the sentiment.

Here is the inside of my card, I used another of the sentiments from the à la modes Rock Star stamp set and also stamped the rock star herself onto my card. The border along the top of my designer paper was created using the Die-namics Monarch Border also being released on Tuesday 7th February.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on February 7th at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on February 7th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on February 7th at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum</ a> for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on February 7th just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Stamps: à la modes Rock Star – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Pink; Love DP – Fancy Pants

Die-namics: Say What?; Monarch Border – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Ribbon; Foam Tape; Copics

Riley Retiring News!

Hi everyone,

Have you heard the news???? Riley and Company is planning on retiring some of the Riley stamps? There will be 32 Riley stamps which will be retiring to some tropical island somewhere hehe! To find the complete list of exactly which Riley stamps will be retiring check out the list on the Riley and Company blog.

These stamps will only be available until 1st April, however if you are planning on ordering some of the retiring Riley’s you should do it quickly, because once sold out they won’t be reproduced again and there are only limited quantities of all the ones being retired.

The two cards I have posted on my blog today use three of the Riley stamps being retired …. Ballerina Sophie, Van Riley and Trailer Riley. 

You will also find all the Retiring Riley’s together in the Riley and Company web site. If you can’t find the image from the list on the blog on the site it means it has already sold out, so be quick!

Do you have any "Moose" haves!

We Don’t Know How Strong We Are!

Hi everyone,

It’s day 4 of the MFTeasers, in preparation of the release of the new stamp sets which are all due to be released by MFT Stamps this coming Tuesday 7th February.

Today the Design Team are featuring the three sets that will be released, these are “Vertical Greetings Die-namic & Stamp set”; “Ring Me Die-namic & Stamp set” and “Finishing Flourishes Stamp set”.

For my first card today I used the Vertical Greetings Die-namic & Stamp set, I love being able to use sentiments that go in the opposite direction to normal! If you are wondering how I layered the black panel behind the greeting, it is so simple. Just die cut another vertical greeting from black card and then cut this in half, this is then adhered at the back on the top and bottom of the main panel so you have a little showing. Then just cut a rectangle from black card to fit the centre portion.

I decided to create another Double Dutch Fold card if you haven’t made one of these before you can find a tutorial in the resources section of Splitcoast Stampers. I also added some Charcoal Twine to the top portion of my card.

Here you can see the inside of my card with the top portion of the front of my card lifted up.

And here you can see my card fully open. I have used another stamp from the Vertical Greetings Die-namics and Stamp set.

After I had finished my first card you saw at the top of my post, the sketch for a recent Clean and Simple sketch challenge (FTL174) came up on my Google Reader. I thought it was the perfect sketch for the Vertical Greetings Die-namics and Stamp set so I had to make another card . This time round I added a flourish from the Finishing Flourishes stamp set also being released on Tuesday.

Here is the inside of my card. The sentiment and flourish used on the inside are also from the Finishing Flourishes stamp set. I also added a border along the designer paper which was cut using the Die-namics Monarch Border also being released on Tuesday 7th February.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on February 7th at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on February 7th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on February 7th at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum</ a> for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on February 7th just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Stamps: Vertical Greetings; Finishing Flourishes – MFT Stamps

Paper: Kraft; Kraft Funday DP – My Mind’s Eye

Die-namics: Vertical Greetings; Monarch Border – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Tea Dye Distress Ink; Charcoal Twine; Button; Foam Tape